{"product_id":"9781615197187","title":"Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers : Math, Logic \u0026 Word Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePerilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alex Bellos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePut your wits—and survival instincts—to the test!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher’s Note: \u003ci\u003ePerilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in the UK under the title \u003ci\u003eSo You Think You’ve Got Problems?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePerilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers,\u003c\/i\u003e Alex Bellos collects 125 of the world’s greatest stumpers—many dangerous to your person, and \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e dangerous to your pride. Brace yourself to wrestle with wordplay, grapple with geometry, and scramble for survival. For example . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen lions and a sheep are in a pen. Any lion who eats the sheep will fall asleep. A sleeping lion will be eaten by another lion, who falls asleep in turn. If the lions are all perfect logicians, what happens?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bellos pairs his fiendish brainteasers with fascinating history, so you’ll meet Alcuin, Sam Loyd, and other puzzle masters of yore—in between deranged despots and wily jailers with an unaccountable taste for riddles. Will \u003ci\u003eyou \u003c\/i\u003emake it out alive? \u003ci\u003eAnd what about the sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Smart thinker Alex Bellos . . . has designed these brilliantly challenging puzzles to send the little grey brain cells into overdrive . . . knotty problems, hidden patterns, confusing conundrums, and devious survival situations.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Sunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This puzzle book by the brilliant [Alex Bellos] is keeping me nice and entertained. . . . Very clever.”—\u003cb\u003eRachel Riley,\u003c\/b\u003e cohost of \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Lots of Ah, Aha, and Haha, which is the mark of a good puzzle.”—\u003cb\u003eRob Eastaway,\u003c\/b\u003e coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWhy Do Buses Come in Threes?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “As anyone who follows his \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003epuzzle column will know, Alex has very good taste in puzzles. Unsurprisingly, therefore, this is a great collection.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChalkdust\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781615197187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40863265390798,"sku":"9781615197187","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_a1547116-59e4-40bc-8ee3-10b1409785b3.jpg?v=1644051789","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781615197187","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}